Food and Feeding Habits Summary Gobiomorphus cotidianus
 
Main Ref. Sagar, P.M. and G.A. Eldon, 1983
Fish stage juv./adults Mean length 6.80 TL
Sample size 16 Percent empty
Country New Zealand Locality Rakaia River, autumn 1979-80.
Period
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December
Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Gobiomorphus cotidianus
Diet percent Food I Food II Food III Prey stage Item Name Comments
1.10 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Diptera 0.9% Diptera adults and 0.2% oligochaetes
2.20 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Zelandobius furcillatus Zelandobius furcillatus
2.60 % zoobenthos insects insects adults Hydrobiosis frater Hydrobiosis frater
1.40 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Oxyethira albiceps Oxyethira albiceps larvae
2.00 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Diptera other Diptera larvae
2.10 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Elmidae Elmidae larvae & adults
2.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Aoteapsyche spp. Aoteapsyche spp. larvae
7.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Trichoptera other Trichoptera larvae
10.60 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Deleatidium Deleatidium larvae
67.70 % zoobenthos insects insects larvae Chironomidae Chironomid larvae & pupae
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